Originally Posted by
KC10 FATboy
Is this a win for us? Why did the company agree to remove sections 4.A.2.B and 4.A.2.C? Did they believe they would lose the grievance? Are they prioritizing furloughs instead? Could there be a more sinister motive we haven’t uncovered yet, which might take years to fully understand?
From my experience at FedEx, the company doesn’t act out of kindness. Their decision likely serves to avoid something unfavorable or to gain something they want or need.
Perhaps. Its also possible that they perceived the damage that 4a2b/c was doing to the operation, know that they won't stay in forever, and agreed to eliminate it because they don't want the cost of fighting the grievance and the uncertainty of the outcome. I'd argue (and have argued) that from our perspective it seems unlikely that we'd get a large settlement. Maybe the company saw the opportunity to get a win-win and took it. Or maybe they really are out to get us...but if you think that even a win like this is them trying to screw us then I'm not sure you'd be happy under any circumstances other than a different employer.